Busy Bees@Norden Road
Good★ 4.8 on GoogleBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Maidenhead for children from birth to 8+, open 07:45 to 18:15, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in August 2024. Open since 2008, with 80 places.
What you might pay
This setting does not publish its fees, and no national dataset holds them. This is what childcare costs across the council, as a starting point for the call.
What childcare usually costs in Windsor and Maidenhead
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Windsor and Maidenhead from the Department for Education's 2025 provider survey. No national data holds what an individual nursery charges, so ring and ask.
Places, hours and the day
Who they take, when they are open, and what a day there includes.
Where it is
SL6 4AYWhat the inspector found
One grade is one visit. A run of them tells you whether it has been good for years or has only just got there.
- 27 May 2026 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 28 August 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children settle well in this welcoming nursery. They are happy and show good attitudes to learning. The friendly and enthusiastic staff take time to greet children when they arrive, helping them to separate from the parents and carers with ease.
The new manager is dedicated to her role and strives for continuous improvement.
Staff get to know their key children well and use their knowledge of the children to ensure that children's individual interests and next steps in learning are reflected in what they offer. Staff prepare a variety of activities for children to access when children arrive. For example, older children enjoy the challenge of using tweezers to pick up small pom-poms, helping to develop their muscles in their hands.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- enhance staff's teaching strategies to allow children time to think and respond to questions n support staff to be consistent in their behaviour management strategies to help children to learn why their unwanted behaviour is not acceptable.
- 28 August 2024Good
- 23 November 2018Good
- 27 September 2017Needs improvement
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Busy Bees@Norden Road
- What it costs
- Funded hours
- Youngest age taken
- Meals
- Nappies
- Waiting list
No dataset holds any of this. Two parents telling us the same thing puts it on the page for whoever looks next.
What to ask them
None of this is in any national dataset and this setting has not published it, which is exactly why it is worth asking.
- What does it cost, all in? What is on top: meals, nappies, late pick-up, and what happens if you are late.
- Can I use my funded hours here? Whether they stretch them over the year, and the minimum days you have to book.
- Is there a place for my child's age? Baby rooms fill first and waiting lists are common.
- Who would my child's key person be? And how long have the staff been there. No dataset holds this and it matters more than anything above.
- Can I visit at a busy time? Mid-morning on a weekday tells you far more than an empty room after hours.
Day nurseries within a couple of miles
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